Does everyone* hate the sound of their own voice, or is that just me? I was just watching some videos I took on my cell phone. I didn't realize it recorded audio as well. I sound like a low-rent Jodie Foster, and that's being charitable.

*non-professionals, obvy; I'd think this would not apply to pro voice user

I can't stand the sound of my own voice taped. I'm nasally and shrill. I've been told I have a good singing voice, but I've heard tapes of me singing and it's awful.

I have a vicious Georgia accent if I'm not careful. I sound like something out of "O Brother Where Art Thou". Seriously. It's that bad. I also think that my voice is too low and not feminine.

Bad as I think my voice is, I don't even have a discernable Southern accent. All my life, I've had locals ask me where I was from. "Right here, why?" It's kind of country, but not recognizably Southern.

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"A child of five could understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five." - Groucho Marx

Why, Cathy, I seem to recall hearing that your voice was absolutely divine, and we all know you were a radio DJ.

I think my voice sounds fine when I'm talking, but when I hear it recorded I cringe. It's low and sort of thick and muddy sounding, if that makes any sense. I do have a Southern accent, but it's not very heavy.

I've always been a bit insecure about my voice... mainly due to an ex-boyfriend from when I was in middle/high school. I called and left a message on his answering machine, but instead of identifying myself, I said "Hey, it's me. Give me a call when you get in. I was thinking about going to see *movie" this weekend and wanted to know if you can go." Instead of calling me back... he called his cousin. His cousin Joshua.

As I've gotten older though, I've become more secure about my voice. I've been told by a few guys over the years that I have a voice that makes them think adult thoughts, and had another person (a former talent agent, actually) suggest that I look into doing voiceovers, but I have no idea how to get into that (and I've lost contact with the person that suggested it).

My voice sounds higher in recordings than it does to my ears. I don't like it.

This is my problem. To me, I think I have a deeper sounding voice but it sounds so high-pitched on recordings. I once had a friend tell me that I sounded sexy, like a phone sex operator , and I've had other people tell me something similar when I'm congested.

I'm choosing to believe that all recording equipment is wonky and I have a sexy throaty voice.

I hate my voice and always have. Recordings are very different from how I sound to myself - on recordings I sound affected, higher pitched and slightly nasal. I also hate my accent. Years of drama, speech and voice lessons have done nothing to help, so I do my best to ignore it and avoid recordings. I cringe when I have to do something to my voice mail.